A 43-year-old Mexican man was arrested Sunday for trying to smuggle more than 7 pounds of cocaine into the United States using a wheelchair, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.

Officers working at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales referred the man for secondary inspection of the chair after they noticed something "peculiar" with the seat cushion, CBP said in a press release.

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